William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester

William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester (23 November 1116-23 November 1183) was Earl of Gloucester from 31 October 1147 to 23 November 1183, succeeding Robert de Caen and preceding John of England.

Biogrpahy
William Fitz Robert was the son of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, an illegitimate son of King Henry I of England. William served under his father during The Anarchy, during which his father fought against King Stephen of Blois, and he served as Governor of Wareham in 1144. FitzRobert became Earl of Gloucester upon his father's death in 1147, and he granted the Glamorgan town of Neath a charter. In 1173, he sided with King Henry II of England against his rebellious sons, but he fell under the King's suspicion and was forced to surrender to him at Bristol castle in 1175. As his only son had died in 1166, William was forced to make the King's son John of England his heir, and John inherited the earldom when William died in 1183.